The Burned-Over District is a term used by some to describe the region of Western New York in the historical period of 1800-1850. It is also sometimes called the Second Great Awakening with a combination of religious, social and political elements.

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One of the many reasons I grew up out of the skeptic movement was their bizarre unwillingness to question the 'science' of such institutes. I'm no homeopath either, but it always struck me as odd - me, a not particularly bright Physics undergraduate who had seen enough of the world of real research to get a clue or two - and downright perverse.

This is probably a redundant question (considering how much my reading list owes to your blogging), but Have you read Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre? Deals quite extensively with the impact of Big Pharma on medical ethics/research.